Enjoy looking at photography? Have a break between class and not sure how to spend the available time?
Stop by the Campanella Gallery in the McAfee Memorial Library and check out the current exhibit. Bill Eickhorst is an adjunct instructor at Park University and his exhibit has been displayed throughout the country and has received numerous awards.
Eickhorst’s photography will be on display Oct. 21 through Nov. 16, so don’t miss it.
Eickhorst’s recent work focuses on the conceptual and perceptual boundary between painting and photography. His passion for automobiles is demonstrated by his unique detail of each vehicle.
After he retired in 2006, Eickhorst bought a 1994 Jaguar XJS convertible that he restored and currently shows at car shows around the country. The images displayed in his exhibit are part of his recent self-published book, “The Car as Art.”
With showing his car, traveling and teaching, how can Eickhorst possibly find time to do photography?
“While showing the Jaguar, I have a lot of time to wander around with my camera inspecting hundreds of other interesting vehicles,” Eickhorst said. “Each one a work of art in its own right, and a reflection of its owner.”
The images on display are absolutely eye catching and fun to look at. All of the images are close up to show the fine detail on each vehicle.
Doing close ups can be tricky some times because you don’t want the viewer to be confused at what they are looking at to the point they lose interest, instead you want to make sure they know what they are looking at but at the same time make them wonder about the bigger picture.
Some may wonder how looking at an image could be fun, however, with Eickhorst’s images they are fun for the simple fact the cars are so shiny you are able to see reflections. In the images you are able to see things in the background through the reflection on the vehicle.
Along with the images being fun and eye catching, they look very professional. The images were taken with a Nikon D 40X digital SLR camera, 18-55 mm lens, standard UV filter and the only light used was whatever was available.
Stop by the Campanella Gallery whenever there is a chance and spend a few minutes looking at the artwork displayed. You will be amazed at what is shown and may even be inspired to go take some pictures of your own.
